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THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE SECOND SESSION ORDER PAPER WEDNESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2019 No.

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Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng: To ask the Minister for Law (a) what is the income criterion for citizens seeking pro-bono legal services from the Legal Aid Bureau; (b) what are the avenues by which average-income families can access legal services at an affordable cost especially if they do not qualify for the pro-bono legal services; and (c) whether the Ministry can communicate these avenues of access to all citizens.

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Er Dr Lee Bee Wah: To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the current percentage of workers in the online food delivery industry who are foreigners; (b) how do the foreigners qualify to work in this industry; and (c) whether the Ministry will take steps to ensure that these jobs in the delivery services are restricted to only Singaporeans.

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Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider making it mandatory for all bicycles and PMDs to be fitted with laser lights which project a symbol of a bicycle or PMD on to the path five metres ahead, to warn pedestrians that there is a cyclist or PMD approaching them.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what proportion of Government documents that are more than 25 years old and hence are part of the public archives are contained in the publicly accessible NAS Archives Online; and (b) what proportion of Government documents declassified each year for the past five years have become part of the publicly accessible NAS Archives Online.

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Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Education (a) what measures are in place to detect, minimise and combat bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, at educational institutions; (b) whether these measures differ by the level of the educational institution, from secondary schools through post-secondary institutions; and (c) whether teachers, staff and administrators receive training to handle such incidents sensitively.

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Mr Leon Perera: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what measures are being taken to nurture local start-ups and talent in electronic game development and E-sports; and (b) what results have been associated with these efforts to date.

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Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether the Government's procurement process has criteria to encourage businesses to undertake environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices and, if so, what are they; (b) whether there is a national framework for businesses to track and measure the performance of businesses in ESG practices and, if not, whether there is consideration for one; and (c) what are the tax and non-tax incentives and schemes for businesses to undertake ESG practices such as inclusive hiring of persons with special needs, rental of premises to conduct social businesses, capital investment improving ESG practices.
ORDERS OF THE DAY 1.

Children andY oung Persons (Amendment) Bill [Bill No.

22/20 19] -(Minister for Social and Family Development).

Resumption of Debate on Question (3 September 2019) "That the Bill be now read a second time.

".- (Minister for Social and Family Development).

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Resource Sustainability Bill [Bill No.

20/20 19]- (Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)- Second Reading.

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QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) to date, what is the total number and average number of referrals made by the Silver Generation Office (SGO) to healthcare and social service providers; and (b) how many SGO home visits resulted in applications being filed respectively for (i) Interim Disability Assistance Scheme for the Elderly (IDAPE) (ii) Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS) (iii) Seniors' Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF) (iv) Enhancement for Active Seniors (EASE) (v) Caregivers Training Grant (CTG) (vi) Medifund (vii) ComCare and (viii) Community Health Assistance Scheme (CHAS).
Assoc Prof Walter Theseira: To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether, and on what basis, hospital visitation and medical decision-making rights are extended to a patient's unmarried partner; and (b) whether, and on what basis, these rights are applicable to unmarried partners of the same sex.
Ms Anthea Ong: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the average number of home visits conducted by each Silver Generation Office (SGO) ambassador; (b) what is the ratio between SGO ambassadors and households; (c) what is the average time period between home visits by SGO ambassadors for households requiring follow-ups and for households not requiring follow ups respectively; and (d) what is the total amount of money spent to make possible the home visits conducted by SGO ambassadors.
Mr Desmond Choo: To ask the Minister for Health whether there are any schemes available to ensure affordable step-down care and nursing home facilities for our ageing population and, if not, whether the Ministry will consider schemes to make such facilities accessible and affordable to Singaporeans.

PAPER PRESENTED 2019 Date Presented S. 459 Civil Service College Annual Report and Financial Statements 20 18/20 19 3 September 2019